"Slipping Away" | ||||
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Single by Dave Edmunds | ||||
from the album Information | ||||
B-side | "Don't Call Me Tonight" | |||
Released | 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne [3] | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
Dave Edmunds singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Slipping Away" on YouTube |
"Slipping Away" is a Top 40 pop song performed by Welsh singer/guitarist Dave Edmunds. The song was written and produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame and was included on Edmunds' 1983 album Information . [4] "Slipping Away" was released as a single and became Edmunds' second and final Top 40 single in the US, following 1970's "I Hear You Knocking". [1]
"Slipping Away" reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, [5] and number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] The song has since appeared on several 1980s music compilations. [3] The song's music video was directed by Peter Sinclair. [6]
7" and 12" Vinyl
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] | 35 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] | 47 |
UK Singles (OCC) [9] | 60 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 39 |
US CashBox Top 100 [11] | 32 |
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [12] | 7 |
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